Engines of Our Ingenuity
Summary: The story of technological progress is one of drama and intrigue, sudden insight and plain hard work. Let’s explore technology’s spectacular failures and many magnificent success stories. This content is in service of Houston Public Media’s education mission and is sponsored by the University of Houston. It is not a product of our news team.
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Podcasts:
Episode: 3145 Making the World Wide Web Come To Life. Today, we browse.
Episode: 1406 The end of the medieval age of reason. Today, a brief bright era in medieval Europe.
Episode: 2657 Pierre de Montmort, derangements, and the number e. Today, derangements.
Episode 1404: Prerequisites seen as a reflection of the structure of science. Today, let's talk about the prerequisite course.
Episode: 1403 Vanishing sea otters: only one piece of a long food chain. Today, let's take a quick trip through a long food chain.
Episode: 3144 Forebear of the internet, ARPANET. Today, who is that on the line?
Episode: 1402 Ben Franklin and Le Ray de Chaumont's house in Paris. Today, Ben Franklin, revolution, and a house in Paris.
Episode: 2652 Descartes, the Scientist. Today, an extended postscript.
Episode: 3143 In which physics decides that a reality we cannot fathom lies behind what we know and see. Today, hidden reality.
Episode: 1401 Theodore Roosevelt and Frederic Remington defining the West. Today, Roosevelt and Remington go West.
Episode: 3142 Internet Search Engine Optimization. Today, a truly mammoth engine.
Episode: 1400 Trying to catch the flavor of the past. Today, a look back.
Episode: 2644 Camping and Creature Comforts. Today, taking it with you.
Episode: 1399 The passing of the classical circus. Today, we go to a circus.
Episode: 3141 An analysis of greenhouse gases and climate change. Today, a closer look at greenhouse gases.
